Re: [LegacyUG] Census

2019-08-29 Thread bobstree2
I make a census event for each family individual on the census,  I do NOT use Shared Events.  (I also add Residence and Occupation Events from the census, if listed).  Copy/Paste Events great tool! But I also download and save each census page as a PDF with OCR ability (Different programs to do

Re: [LegacyUG] a problem Perhaps

2019-08-29 Thread johnbernacki1
It appears the correct spelling is Towson County. Wikipedia has information about it. John From: Ian Macaulay Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 9:20 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] a problem Perhaps Now it could be me doing something stupid for which I apologize in advance, but

Re: [LegacyUG] a problem Perhaps

2019-08-29 Thread Bob Austen
There is… Fort Towson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA ?? Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Ian Macaulay Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 4:21 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] a problem Perhaps Now it could be me doing

[LegacyUG] a problem Perhaps

2019-08-29 Thread Ian Macaulay
Now it could be me doing something stupid for which I apologize in advance, but I have documents that say Towsen County and Suspect its Oklahoma, Chocktaw Nation . Yet legacy tells me. [image: image.png] Anyone know which is correct? Ian -- ICMac Sales: Hobby consultant (1986r.) Office

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

2019-08-29 Thread johnbernacki1
I agree with Chris, especially if your ancestors have non Anglo-Saxon/Celtic names. Family Search is generally better than the others. I think their staff are better trained at indexing names, including foreign ones. John From: Chris Hill Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 7:15 AM To: Legacy User

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

2019-08-29 Thread Chris Hill
Hi I think the best way to do this type of search is directly in their website, and not through a search from Legacy. Doing it yourself means that you have control on the search and can work through the records that are found. The same technique works against any of the websites that have access

[LegacyUG] Census

2019-08-29 Thread Steve Ostheimer via LegacyUserGroup
Long time Family tree user and switched to Legacy 9 last year and really like it better than Family tree.I do struggle with searching census records with legacy 9 and family search.What is the best way to do the research. Steve Ostheimer-- LegacyUserGroup mailing list